After 6 years of epee fencing, I finally decided to get my act together and start a fencing blog. I have always loved talking about fencing and I want to share my experiences with this great sport with as many people as I can. I hope to inspire kids and adults out there and help them realize that if you work hard enough, anything is possible.

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Gearing up for the 2011-2012 Season

Wow it's been a while, but I finally got my butt back in gear and my writing cap back on. I've been at Northwestern for about 4 weeks now and it has been surreal. The atmosphere is something else. It's like nothing I have ever experienced before. There is a huge sense of independence and freedom to go out there and be all that I can be.

Classes have been pretty good, pre-med is not exactly a cake walk, but it's worth all the hours spent painfully bent over books for hours on end in the library. You build a certain bond with teammates over the shared pain of school work and practice. It really truly brings you closer together.

Speaking of the team, the Northwestern Wild Cat fencing team has been fantastic! I am so excited to be a part of such a strong and unified team that would do anything for one another. It is far beyond just putting on a shared uniform or color. This team is truly that, a team, in every essence of the word. There has definitely been an adjustment period, but in the end everyone is there for each other day in and day out.

Practices have been intense and we have been at work not stop, both in the classroom and outside the classroom. And this weekend I finally got my act together to get myself back into training mode for the upcoming college season. Below I have listed my ab workout from Friday. I am really looking forward to kicking off the season and can not wait to be busing over to Pennsylvania for the Penn State Open in November!

Questa Punta

One thing my first real coach, Walt Dragonetti, used to always tell me during my fencing bouts was "questa punta." He is an Italian New Yorker so naturally the phrase is Italian. It means "get the next touch." This phrase truly embodies my fencing and I am forever grateful to Walt for his great advice and coaching.